URBA Architects

What URBA Architects does

URBA Architects is a Polish architectural design firm founded in 2015 and headquartered in Kraków, operating as URBA ARCHITECTS Sp. z o.o. under parent URBA Sp. z o.o. The firm specializes in sustainable, environmentally certified building design anchored in BREEAM methodology, with BIM/Revit as the core production technology stack. Its portfolio spans commercial offices, residential, mixed-use, and public-sector facilities, with a stated pipeline of 50+ projects ranging from small municipal commissions to large-scale developments such as the 60,000 m² Podium Park in Kraków, which achieved BREEAM Outstanding certification.

The firm serves primarily Polish commercial real estate developers, including Echo Investment, Marvipol, Skanska, and J.W. Construction, as well as municipal governments (Gmina Lanckorona, Gmina Zakopane) and corporate clients such as BMW and PKP Energetyka. International project delivery has been extended to the UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Australia. Strategic positioning is differentiated by integration with sustainability credentials (founding membership in PLGBC, the Polish Green Building Council), industrialized construction methods (partnership with MABUDO on prefabrication), and high-profile design collaborations (partnership with Snøhetta on the POWERHOUSE initiative).

URBA operates a project-based consultancy revenue model typical of architectural services, charging fees against defined scopes (concept, schematic, design development, construction documentation, and site supervision). The firm is supported by approximately 17 employees with a leadership team of four named senior architects and partners. There is no disclosure of external funding, ownership transactions, or financial performance, and the firm does not appear to operate with venture-backed growth mechanics.

Name

URBA Architects

Legal name

URBA ARCHITECTS Sp. z o.o.

Website

https://urbaarchitects.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

URBA Architects is a Kraków-based architectural firm specializing in BREEAM-certified sustainable design using BIM/Revit, serving Polish commercial real estate developers, municipalities, and select international corporate clients across five European countries and Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (54141)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Sustainable building design
• BIM coordination
• BREEAM certification
• Construction supervision

Headquarters

HQ city

Kraków

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Full architectural design services from concept through construction documentation for residential, commercial, hospitality, and public buildings. Revenue generated through project-based fees including concept design, building permit design, tender documentation, and construction supervision.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

URBA Architects is a Kraków-based architectural design firm providing full-service architecture for residential, commercial, hospitality, and public utility buildings. Their services span concept design, building permit documentation, interior design, and construction supervision, delivered with BIM methodology and expertise in BREEAM-certified sustainable building design. They serve property developers, municipal governments, and private investors across Poland and internationally.

Product overview

URBA Architects is an architectural studio founded in 2015 in Krakow by Maciej Kronenberg, Piotr Knez, and URBA Sp. z o.o. The firm offers full-service architectural design for residential, office, hotel, and public utility buildings. Their project portfolio includes notable sustainable projects such as PODIUM PARK (BREEAM OUTSTANDING certified office complex), OSTOJA residential estate (prefabricated housing), THE NAVY hotel, Lanckorona Fortress revitalization, and Kasprowy Wierch observatory. The firm focuses on sustainable design and green building certification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• BREEAM Outstanding certification achieved for Podium Park (60,000 m2 office complex)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SNØHETTAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Collaborated with Norwegian architectural firm SNØHETTA on POWERHOUSE feasibility study workshops for positive energy balance office building in Kraków (55,000 m2). Joint workshops focused on sustainable design standards and innovative technical solutions.
• MABUDOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaboration with MABUDO prefabrication factory for prefabricated housing projects. Joint projects include Ostoja housing estate (78 buildings) using MABUDO Eco wall prefabrication technology. Won distinctions in prefabricated housing competitions together.
• Polish Green Building Council (PLGBC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding member of Premium Polish Green Building Council, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting sustainable design, construction and operations in Poland. PLGBC promotes triple responsibility: environmental, social, and economic sustainability.
• GSBK Biuro KonstrukcyjneminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerStructural engineering partner for multiple projects including Podium Park office complex.
• Zapart ProjektminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSanitary engineering partner collaborating on Podium Park and other projects.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• WXCA: Warsaw-based Polish architectural studio with a comparable profile: sustainability focus, mid-sized team, residential + commercial + public building portfolio, and involvement in BREEAM-certified and award-recognized projects. Closest domestic peer by typology and scale.
• Kuryłowicz & Associates: Long-standing Polish architectural practice with a broad portfolio of commercial, residential and public projects. Comparable in scale and typology mix, frequently competing for the same large developer-led tenders.
• JEMS Architekci: One of Poland's most established mid-to-large architectural practices, working across residential, office, public, and cultural typologies. Comparable in serving top Polish developers and competing for the same commercial and public-sector mandates.
• Medusa Group: Award-winning Polish architectural firm with a comparable focus on residential, commercial and cultural projects, including several internationally recognized developments. Direct competitor for developer commissions and design awards.
• HRA Architekci: Polish architectural practice active in residential, commercial and public sectors, with comparable involvement in large-scale developer-led projects across Poland.
• Bęc Zawadzka Architekci: Polish architectural firm with a residential and commercial focus, comparable in scale and approach to URBA. Direct competitor for Polish developer-led residential and mixed-use schemes.

Broad incumbents

• Snøhetta: Norwegian-headquartered global architecture and design firm that collaborated with URBA on the POWERHOUSE feasibility study. Comparable in sustainability-led design philosophy, though operating at much larger scale and international scope.
• Foster + Partners: Global architecture firm with deep sustainability credentials and a similarly diversified typology portfolio. Sets the benchmark URBA competes against for premium, ESG-mandated commercial projects and serves as a reference point for BREEAM-excellent design.
• APA Wojciechowski: One of the largest Polish architectural firms with a much broader and more diversified portfolio. Competes with URBA for major commercial and residential developer commissions but at significantly greater scale.

Regional players

• Konior Studio: Kraków-based architectural studio with a comparable mix of contemporary commercial, residential, and public projects; competes with URBA in the local Małopolska developer market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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